Drier and deodorizer



May 26, 1925. 1,539,779

C. F. SELPH DRIER AND DEODORIZER Filed Aug. 22, 1924 I /a i l /5 w 27 IUIVVENTOR a 6d// fimw/s JZ/P/Z 32 35 2a 35 WW A TTORNEY *erl May 26,1925,

UNITED STATES SELEH, OF DE QUEEN, ARK'AHSAS, ASSN-1N BE QUEER ARKANSAS,

DRIEL't AND DEQDORIZEB.

Application filed August 22, 1924. Serial; No. *isiiifilfii To all whomit may cmwem:

Be it known that I, CARL FRANCIS SELPH, o citizen of the United States,residing at De Queen, in the county of Sevier and State of Arkansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Driei's andDeodorizers; and I do declare the following to be a, full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertc'ins to make and use the some, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a port of this specification.

This invention relates to drierssnd do cdorizers primarily intended foruse in cleaning and dyeing plants, but also applicable for use inleundries as a clothes drier and deodorizer; the present applicationbeing for on improvement on the device illustrated in my application forpatent filed August 22, 1923, Serial No. 658,839, the principal objectof the present invention being to supplement the hot air jet with asteam jacket, whereby the deodorizing of the cleaned articles may bebetter effected, which may serve as a propelling medium for the cage,and which may serve as e, extinguisher, should the fire occur in thedevice,

in accomplishing this and other objects the invention, 1 provideimproved details of structure, the preferred forms of which areillustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of e drier deodorizer embodying myinvention, port of the casing and interior cage being broken away forbetter illustration.

2 is @horizontal section of the device, the top of the housing beingremoved.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged, detail view of a part of "he housing,particularly illustrating the steam jet pipe and its attaching bracket.

Referring more in detail to the drawings:

1 designates a, housing preferably constructed of sheet metal,cylindrical in form and having both ends closed, the upper end 2 beingpreferably removable to provide access to the interior for repairs, thehousing having an opening 3 through which gernients or articles to bedried and deodorized may be inserted into the device.

The opening 3 has a door 4i wherebyit (by be closed and the housing modesubstentielly eir tight, Extending across the bottom of the housing is abase our 5 having a point bearing socket 6 ntjts center, end extendingacross the upper portion of the housing is a her 7 through which a screw8 is projected, the end of the screw having it bearing point 9 seatingin s point socket 10 in the upper end oi an axial rod ll, the lower endof the rod having a hearing point 12 seated in the socket 6 in the basebar 5 Fixed to the upper end of the rod ll is collar 13, and radiatingfrom the collar arms 14 carrying e, cage 15 of wire mesh or the likewhich is suspended iron the rods to a point adjacent to the bottomof-the housing.

The rods 1% are provided with hooks in from which garments or ortielesto be dried and deodorize-d may he suspended within the cage, 7

Fixed to the lower of there-d ll governororins 18 having pivoted headsshoes 19 their outer ends, adopted r friction il bearing against o ring20 attached to the base bar 6 so that the speed 0f10l,&- tion of thecage may be controlled by the ordinary centrifuge governor action of thhoods or shoes.

The 15 is spec-ed :n inner surand use of the housing "to to p nt contactof ie with the hous ing s not might interfere wi rotation of the cage.

tangentia ly into and through v ad acent pipe connected Upening thehousing, prefer: end thereof, is e hot on Kill with a, blower and witheheater 23 end 1 having. a, control valve 2% whereby hot air is drawnfrom the heater "forced throiwh the .YG into the inteiior of the e P fihousing, serving as oeilng medium for the and as ing medium for thegarments or articles conteined therein,

@pening from the near the bottom the eof, is A outlet of air that isdelivered ing through the pipe 21. through the housing 1, prefemhlyadjacent the bottom thereof, is a port 28 having pr tecting washers 27and 28 at the outer and inner sides theoeoi and projecting tangentiallythrough the port 26 is a steam pipe 2%, the port 26 being ofsuliiciently greetes dieineter than the pipe :29 'lJOpElIBllI the pipeto extend therethrough freely and at an ongle which rosy be necessory toprovide the desired tangential contact of the steam with the r0- tatablecage.

The pipe 529 is supported and held in adjusted position by a clamp 30which holds the pipe to a rail 31 that may be rigidly attached to thehousing and is provided with spaced apertures 32 for receiving thescrews 33 that ,hold the clamp to the rail.

In using the device, assuming the parts to be constructed and assembledas described, articles to be dried and deodorized are inserted throughthe door opening 3 which may extend through the cage 15, and suspendedfrom the hooks 16 on the radial rods. The door is then closed and heatedair delivered through the pipe 21 to contact the cage and rotate thesame because of the tangential impact of the air against the cage, theair not only serving to impel the cage, but also passing therethrough tocontact with the garments or other articles suspended in the cage toremove the moisture therefrom, rotation of the cage insuring applicationof the heated air to all of the garments so that they are uniformlydried and deodorized. The air, after passing over the garments, isexhausted through the pipe 25.

I have found that by using steam in conjunction with the heated air, thecontents of the cage can be more completely and quickly deodorized thanwith the use of hot air alone. I preferably locate the steam intake atthe bottom of the housing so that condensation liquid will not drip overthe clothes, and also so that should fire occur when gasoline is used inthe cleansing operation, the rising steam will serve to extinguish theflames. The steam jet further serves as an impeller for the case,although if desired, the steam jet may be directed radially and the cagerotated entirely by the current of heated air.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent 1s 1. In a drler anddeodorizer, a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, a

reticulated cage rotatable in the housing, means for suspending articleswithin the cage, and a-steam pipe projected through the casing at anangle to the radius of the cage.

2. In a drier and deodorizer, a housing having an air inlet and an airoutlet and having a steam pipe opening, a reticulated cage rotatable inthe housing, means for suspending articles-within the cage, a steam pipeadj ustably projected through the steam pipe opening, and means on theexterior of the casing for anchoring the steam pipe in adjustedposition. v 3. In a drier and deodorizer, a housin having an air inletand an air outlet, an having a steam pipe opening located near thebottom of the housing, a reticulated cage rotatable in the housing,means for suspending articles within the cage, a steam pipe projectedthrough the steam pipe opening at an angle to the radius of the cage, arail adjacent the steam pipe opening supporting the steam pipe, and aclamp holding I the steam pipe to the rail.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CARL FRANCIS SELPH.

